diff --git a/src/audiocontrols.cpp b/src/audiocontrols.cpp
index de5fa1306..ba5ffa823 100644
--- a/src/audiocontrols.cpp
+++ b/src/audiocontrols.cpp
@@ -362,8 +362,12 @@ void
 AudioControls::onPlaybackTimer( qint64 msElapsed )
 {
     const int seconds = msElapsed / 1000;
-    ui->timeLabel->setText( TomahawkUtils::timeToString( seconds ) );
-    ui->timeLeftLabel->setText( "-" + TomahawkUtils::timeToString( m_currentTrack->duration() - seconds ) );
+    if ( seconds != m_lastTextSecondShown && !m_currentTrack.isNull() )
+    {
+        ui->timeLabel->setText( TomahawkUtils::timeToString( seconds ) );
+        ui->timeLeftLabel->setText( "-" + TomahawkUtils::timeToString( m_currentTrack->duration() - seconds ) );
+        m_lastTextSecondShown = seconds;
+    }
     
     //tDebug( LOGEXTRA ) << Q_FUNC_INFO << "msElapsed =" << msElapsed << "and timer current time =" << m_sliderTimeLine.currentTime() << "and m_seekMsecs =" << m_seekMsecs;
     if ( msElapsed > 0 && msElapsed != m_lastSliderCheck && m_seekMsecs == -1 && msElapsed - 500 < m_lastSliderCheck )